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Post by lau on May 18, 2005 21:11:50 GMT 3
Argentina - Czech Republic: 2-1 (my boys won both singles matches and lost the doubles one in 3 sets)  Tomorrow they`ll play against Chile and in that tie will be decided who wins the group and plays the final ;D |
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Post by annie on May 19, 2005 16:20:46 GMT 3
Good luck to them lau!!!! It will be a tough one though
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Post by lau on May 19, 2005 18:50:05 GMT 3
Good luck to them lau!!!! It will be a tough one though Argentina is in the final!!!!! They are playing the doubles match, but, until now Argentina 2 Chile 0!!! Gaudio d. Gonzalez 64, 62 ;D ;D ;D Cañas d. Massú 62, 16, 63 ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by annie on May 20, 2005 7:57:16 GMT 3
They won!!!!!!!Argentina is in the final!!!!! They are playing the doubles match, but, until now Argentina 2 Chile 0!!! Gaudio d. Gonzalez 64, 62 ;D ;D ;D Cañas d. Massú 62, 16, 63 ;D ;D ;D WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lau!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I somehow have a feeling that I know the new champions already  |
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Post by lau on May 20, 2005 20:42:34 GMT 3
They are acting in a really stupid way both of them  I won´t say nothing else  Gaudio and Coria caught up in war of words2005-05-20 12:27:23 GMT (Reuters) By Pritha Sarkar DUESSELDORF, Germany, May 20 (Reuters) - A spat between Argentina's top two players is threatening to overshadow the country's success at the World Team Cup this week. French Open champion Gaston Gaudio criticised Guillermo Coria's decision to sit out a singles match in their 3-0 win over holders Chile on Thursday. "If you come here you have to win. I'm fed up. Let's be truthful, this isn't a team, because there's someone who makes decisions choosing the best for himself," Gaudio told reporters after defeating Fernando Gonzalez. With the French Open beginning next Monday, both players had agreed to play two singles matches -- out of the three they could have contested -- during the round-robin stage of the competition at the Rochusclub. "I can understand that a player gets tired and decides to rest before Paris," added Gaudio. "I also did so on Tuesday against the Czechs but not in the most important match of all. "Coria and I were the best team and if we were a real team this wouldn't have happened." In Coria's absence, world number 10 Guillermo Canas stepped into the fray, even though he was not feeling 100 percent. "I've had a bit of a fever for two days but Guillermo (Coria) said he couldn't play so I went out there," said Canas, who was stretched to three sets by Nicolas Massu. "I originally did not want to play but Guillermo said he felt worse than me. I'm taking antibiotics and I cannot play in the final on Saturday." Coria, runner-up to Gaudio in last year's French Open, refused to apologise for opting to play in the doubles with Juan Ignacio Chela on Thursday. FOUR PLAYERS Despite Gaudio's anger, Coria felt he had a right get some rest ahead of the claycourt grand slam. "I wasn't 100 percent in condition to play because I've been playing a lot of matches and that's why we formed a team of four singles players," said Coria. "We discussed this (on Wednesday) with Canas and Chela. Guillermo (Canas) told me it didn't matter, he asked me to play, I explained to him that I didn't feel good and the team understood." Asked about Gaudio's reaction to the decision, Coria replied: "Gaston? He was training and so didn't take part (in the conversation)." Coria underwent shoulder surgery last August and has been wary of putting too much pressure on his body ahead of the French slam. However, he said he wanted to draw a line under the episode and concentrate his efforts on Argentina's bid to reclaim the Duesseldorf title they last won in 2002. "I haven't got any problems with Gaston, we respect (each other), everyone knows we're not friends, but we still have a good enough team to win here," said the world number nine. "If I thought only about myself I'd have stayed in Barcelona or gone directly to Roland Garros. It's better to arrange things face-to-face and not say them to the press." |
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Post by lau on May 21, 2005 23:55:06 GMT 3
Germany Wins World Team Tennis Crown By VOA Sports 21 May 2005 Germany has battled back from an opening match loss to beat Argentina 2-1 and win the World Team Cup tennis final in Duesseldorf, Germany. Argentina took the lead Saturday when Guillermo Coria scored an easy 6-1, 6-1 win over Germany's Florian Mayer in the opening singles match. Tommy Haas leveled the match for Germany by defeating Gaston Gaudio 6-4, 6-3 in the second singles. In the decisive doubles match, Haas and teammate Alexander Waske topped Guillermo Canas and Coria, 6-1, 6-2. Germany has now won the event four times since its inaugural victory in 1989. The Germans last won the World Team Cup in 1998. Argentina has captured the title twice, with victories in 1980 and 2002. The clay-court event was also a key warm-up for the second major tournament of the year, the French Open, which starts Monday in Paris. This says it all.... Horrible, guys (Coria and Gaudio)...and I`m not talking about tennis  From left to right: Gaudio, Coria, Cañas, Chela  So that`s all. I`ll post the argentine players first matches in RG later... It seems Coria has got a pretty nice draw
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Post by lau on May 22, 2005 6:36:01 GMT 3
First round matches in RG:Nalbandian 14 (ARG)- Baghdatis (CYP) Chela 31(ARG) - Schuettler (GER) Monaco (ARG) - Grosjean 23 (FRA) Gaudio 5 (ARG) - Benneteau (FRA) Coria 8 (ARG) - Carlsen (DEN) Cañas 9 (ARG) - Monfils (W)(FRA) Puerta (ARG) - Ljubicic 13 (CRO) Brzezicki (ARG) LL - Henman 7 (GBR) Acasuso /ARG) - Mirny (BLR) Out of RG due to injury: Calleri (back), Massa (both shoulders!!!  funny and tragic story) and Zabaleta (foot)
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Post by Teresa on May 22, 2005 6:42:31 GMT 3
Thanks lau
I am happy Argentina won, congratulations, I am a little late I know but still wanted to give you my congrats.
Shame about Coria and Gaudio, must be some pressure there going back to last year. Coria expected to win that final, he never thought Gaudio would beat him, so I guess it still hurts, its sad, and can understand why you must be a little upset with them. But boys will be boys, and both are not been very mature about this at all.
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Post by lau on May 22, 2005 6:47:47 GMT 3
Thanks lau I am happy Argentina won, congratulations, I am a little late I know but still wanted to give you my congrats. Shame about Coria and Gaudio, must be some pressure there going back to last year. Coria expected to win that final, he never thought Gaudio would beat him, so I guess it still hurts, its sad, and can understand why you must be a little upset with them. But boys will be boys, and both are not been very mature about this at all. They lost!!!! ;D ;D Germany won.... In that photo they are waiting for the runner-up medals while the trophy is in the table, wainting for the German team  |
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Post by lau on May 23, 2005 16:59:49 GMT 3
Monaco was defeated by Grosjean 7-5, 6-3, 6-1  And OMG!!! David is not doing it very well against Baghdatis 04 in first set |
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Post by jewell on May 23, 2005 17:00:42 GMT 3
yeah he's struggling to win many points.
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Post by lau on May 23, 2005 17:02:09 GMT 3
yeah he's struggling to win many points. 5-0 and it doesn`t look good at all.... Please, David, react!!!!! |
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Post by lau on May 23, 2005 22:10:07 GMT 3
Today`s results:Gaudio d. Benneteau 7-5, 6-0, 6-1 ;D Nalbandian d. Baghdatis 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 That was a scary beginning!!!...., but everything`s OK now... Chela d. Shuettler 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 Grosjean d. Monaco 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 That was a tough match for him... Henman d. Brzezicki 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 It was Juan Pablo`s first ATP tournament. So, I guess it was expected... Tomorrow matches:Coria 8 (ARG) - Carlsen (DEN) Cañas 9 (ARG) - Monfils (W)(FRA) Puerta (ARG) - Ljubicic 13 (CRO) Acasuso /ARG) - Mirny (BLR) Good luck boys!!Women`s matches: Mariana Díaz Oliva (ARG) d. Sophie Ferguson 6-4, 3-6, 6-1:) Clarisa Fernández (ARG) d. Tatiana Panova 6-3, 6-2 Women`s matches to be played tomorrow:Paola Suárez (ARG)26 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) Gisela Dulko (ARG) 30 - Sania Mirza. Good luck girls!! Brzezicki of Argentina returns a backhand to Henman of Britain during the French Open tennis tournament at Roland GarrosOpen-Gaudio makes comfortable start2005-05-23 17:33:02 GMT (Reuters) PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Argentine Gaston Gaudio made a comfortable start to his French Open title defence by beating Frenchman Julien Benneteau 7-5 6-0 6-1 on Monday. The 26-year-old Gaudio, seeded fifth, needed time to get going but then dominated his unheralded opponent to win in just over two hours. Gaudio has won three titles this year and is second only to Spaniard Rafael Nadal for claycourt success in 2005, bringing to Paris a 26-6 win-loss record on the surface.
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Post by Teresa on May 23, 2005 22:16:28 GMT 3
They lost!!!! ;D ;D Germany won.... In that photo they are waiting for the runner-up medals while the trophy is in the table, wainting for the German team LOL *slaps head* sorry lau There were so many 'we won's in orange above I guess I just assumed they won.......... ;D Must admit in the pic they don't look very happy but somehow thought that was to do with the 'war of words' Sorry............. ANYWAY...............glad to see David pulled his finger out finally.........and won his match today.......... |
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Post by annie on May 24, 2005 8:57:52 GMT 3
OH LUCKY CORIA!!!!!!!!!!! Look at the darn draw!!!!!!!!! Why do we Russians always have to suffer? LOL
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